Semester TWO, Blog #13 (GOW Final Essay)
Choose from the following, and write a thoughtful, refined essay that uses a variety of direct evidence to thoroughly answer the prompt.

1. How does Jim Casey's moral philosophy guide the novel as a whole?
2. Describe how Steinbeck's description of the characters and setting establish a specific tone for the novel.
3. Describe how the balance between specific stories about the Joad family and broader description of the migration of Dust Bowl farmers impacts the novel as a whole.

Your response will need to have:
1. An answer to the question, as evidenced by a straightforward thesis.
2. Organization, as evidenced by topic sentences that further develop the thesis.
3. Support for your points, as evidenced by thoughtfully selected pieces of direct evidence from the novel.

For those of you in the HONORS program, these are also your prompts for Novel Blog #2 (if you chose GOW as your second HONORS novel).

Please post your complete, revised, and thoughtful response by 11:59:59pm on 3/16/10.